About Barkai Village

Barkai is a mid sized village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,901, made up of 938 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Makdi
Pincode	494228
Area (hectares)	839.48 hectares
Population	1,901
Male Population	938
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkai compares

By the 2011 count Barkai is the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 839.48 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Barkai

Barkai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badgaon, Badra, Bagbeda and Balenga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Barkai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkai village had a population of 1,901. That makes it the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Barkai village has 938 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkai has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Barkai is 494228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkai covers 839.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkai falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Barkai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Barkai.

Barkai is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.